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Post by Lady Norrington on Oct 9, 2007 17:49:32 GMT -5
"I should have told you," Megan said dully, testing the water with her hand.
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Post by Pina on Oct 9, 2007 18:07:00 GMT -5
"Told me what?" * she snapped. Curiosity had gotten the best of her.
She put her own hand in the water.*
"Too hot."
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Post by Lady Norrington on Oct 9, 2007 18:08:15 GMT -5
Megan added some cold water.
"About your papa."
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Post by Pina on Oct 9, 2007 18:11:45 GMT -5
"It doesn't matter," *she said dully. That had never been what she was angry about.*
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Post by Lady Norrington on Oct 9, 2007 18:12:53 GMT -5
"And I don't make you wear the veil because I mind you. I think you're beautiful just as you are."
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Post by Pina on Oct 9, 2007 18:16:50 GMT -5
*She nodded.*
"That's what Julian said."
*She felt the water again, decided it would do, and climbed in after discarding her clothes on the floor in a rumpled pile. She ducked her head under water, wetting her hair.*
"But I don't have to wear it anymore," *she said when she surfaced.*
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Post by Lady Norrington on Oct 9, 2007 18:17:49 GMT -5
"People can be stupid, and they can be mean. I'm worried that they'll hurt you."
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Post by Pina on Oct 9, 2007 18:21:33 GMT -5
"Didn't you see, in the dining room?" *she asked.* "When Christian came in?"
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Post by Lady Norrington on Oct 9, 2007 18:22:32 GMT -5
"I'm sorry, Mommy was a little distracted by the fact that Christian was even there."
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Post by Pina on Oct 9, 2007 18:32:04 GMT -5
"He fixed my face. Julian did."
*She looked distantly into space for a moment.*
"He has magic, Mama!"
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Post by Lady Norrington on Oct 9, 2007 18:32:42 GMT -5
"I'm sure he likes to pretend, dear."
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Post by Pina on Oct 9, 2007 18:33:54 GMT -5
"It is not pretend," *she snapped.* "I saw it. I felt it."
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Post by Lady Norrington on Oct 9, 2007 18:37:08 GMT -5
"Can I tell you a story?"
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Post by Pina on Oct 9, 2007 18:39:07 GMT -5
*She nodded, almost tired of all these truths masquerading as stories.*
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Post by Lady Norrington on Oct 9, 2007 18:42:58 GMT -5
"Once upon a time, there was a girl who visited another kingdom with her family and was separated."
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